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Volume 7 Flashcards

1
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les amarres (f)

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moorings

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un treuil

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winch

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le chantre

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eulogist

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le héraut

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herald

harbinger

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un chambellan

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chamberlain

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hallebarde

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halberd

old fashioned weapon with spear and ax ends

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gazouiller

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prattle

chirp

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la bravoure

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courage

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le stuc

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stucco

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un caisson

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caisson (for under water)

ornate hollow sections of a ceiling

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une merveille

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marvel

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alpestre (adj)

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alpine

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13
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le faste

A

splendour

pomp

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14
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sibyllin

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of obscure meaning

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15
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foisonner

A

to abound

abonder

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la guigne

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bad luck

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17
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la rade

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harbour

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18
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louvoyer

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to go against the wind

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19
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clamer

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to proclaim

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20
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se fixer à

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to settle in (a place)

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21
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le gage

A

wage

salary

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22
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le fafaru

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Polynesian fermented fish

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23
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un met

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meet

gathering (usually for sport)

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24
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découler qc

A

to result in st

lead to

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25
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sur tous les plans

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at every level

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26
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l’usure

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wearing down

usury (to charge excessive interest)

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27
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un grain

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seed

squall (meteorology)

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28
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accoster

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to accost

to come alongside (boating)

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29
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un charançon

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weevil

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30
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faisander

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to hang (game)

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31
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la mélasse

A

molasses

treacle

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32
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parachever

A

to complete

put finishing touches to

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33
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saupoudrer

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to sprinkle

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34
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un saupoudrage

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sprinkling (lit and fig)

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35
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dorloter

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to pamper

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36
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papoter

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to chatter

37
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estomper

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to blur

38
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Il a pris sur lui de faire

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He took it on himself to do

39
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une subvention

A

grant

stipend

40
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le dévouement

A

devotion

41
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une vindicte

A

condemnation

42
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statuer sur

A

to give a ruling on

43
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les bienheureux (adj, nom m/f)

A

blessed

44
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un étendard

A

flag

standard

45
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caser

A

to squeeze in
to put sb up (ie, to lodge sb)

to marry off

46
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une coursive

A

passageway

47
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la symbiose

A

symbiosis

48
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rasoir (adj)

A

boring

49
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élucubrer

A

to devise a theory or plan

50
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pontifier

A

to pontificate

51
Q

la paresse

A

laziness

52
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le coprah

A

copra

dried coconut meat

53
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le restant de

A

the rest of

54
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un sieur

A

sir

mr.

55
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un avorton

A

little runt

56
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un lagon

A

lagoon

57
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étale (adj)

A

slack

calm

58
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une lagune

A

lagoon

59
Q

pourrir

A

to tot

spoil

60
Q

périmer

A

to make obsolete

past dated

61
Q

un/une saltimbanque

A

street performer

62
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une ouaille

A

lamb

flock (congregation)

63
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un falé

A

polynesian thatched hut

64
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importuner

A

to bother

disturb

65
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le platier

A

reef

66
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surélever

A

to raise the height of

67
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insurger

A

to rise up
revolt

se révolter

68
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pétrir

A

to knead

malaxer

69
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une mélopée

A

chant

70
Q

un souffle au cœur

A

heart murmur

71
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une fougère

A

fern

72
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un banian

A

banyan (indian fig tree that spreads with arial roots)

73
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une bêche

A

spade

74
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effilocher

A

to shred

75
Q

en tapon

A

rolled up in a ball

76
Q

une emplette

A

purchase

achat

77
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un liftier

A

elevator attendant

78
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un armateur

A

shipowner

79
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le subrécargue

A

merchant marine

80
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dégoter

A

to find
uncover

dénicher

81
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dada (adj and nom m)

A

passionate interest

passe-temps
marotte

82
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un lorgnon

A

glasses without ear pieces

83
Q

se goberger

A

to indulge oneself

84
Q

fomenter

A

to foment

85
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aux dépens de

A

at the expense of

86
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porter des toasts

A

to make toasts

87
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grabataire (adj)

A

bedridden

88
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un dormeur

A

sleeping person

89
Q

lanciner

le doute me lancine

A

to torment
nag
obsess

i’ve got a nagging doubt

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